Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spongy Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum
Spongy Decorator Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Macrocoeloma trispinosum
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of America, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Epialtidae (Family)
          └Pisinae (Subfamily) Imitator Crabs
           └Macrocoeloma (Genus)
            └M. trispinosum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421982🔗
iNaturalist ID: 260392🔗

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